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Colour

#38CED8

  • #38CED8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#38CED8 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 206, 216 and HSL 184°, 67%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#38CED8#38CED8
HEX#38CED8
RGBrgb(56, 206, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8078, 0.8471
RGB percentages22%, 80.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(183.8, 67.2%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 74.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK74.1%, 4.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,722,968
CSS custom property--colour: #38CED8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#C73127

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC5D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B4D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00D6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 6.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.3Light seagreen · ΔE 14.5Turquoise · ΔE 16.2Aqua · ΔE 20.3Cyan · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 6.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D84238
Analogous#38D892, #387ED8
Triadic#D838CE, #CED838
Split complementary#D8387E, #D89238
Tetradic#9238D8, #D84238, #7ED838

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F8F9
Lighter +30%#B8EEF1
Lighter +20%#8DE3E9
Lighter +10%#63D8E0
Darker −10%#24B0B9
Darker −20%#1C878E
Darker −30%#145F64
Darker −40%#0B3639
More saturated +25%#1AE8F6
Less saturated −25%#56B4BA

Channel breakdown

R56
G206
B216
Red56 (22%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue183.75°
Saturation (HSL)67.23%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G CE · B D8

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